Spring Haiku
spring sun
the fence blossoms
with coats
spring surprise
it’s snowing
soft pink petals
rock collecting
I pocket a smooth black egg
with stripes of magic
It’s National Haiku Day so of course I wanted to write and post a few haiku. Perhaps you’re wondering how the photo connects to the poems. Whenever I go for walks, I take pictures of anything that catches my eye. Later, if I’m not sure what to write about, I look at my photos for inspiration.
© Elizabeth Steinglass, 2014, all rights reserved
I know you’ve already been featured in Limerick Alley, Liz, but I’m really going to have to insist… ask really nicely that you come pay a visit to Haiku Garden too! (Pleeeeeese?) “Spring sun” is my favorite of these.
I’d love to visit the Haiku Garden!
🙂 I’ll message you.
Happy Haiku Day, Liz! Your first haiku captures this transition from winter to spring perfectly:
“the fence blossoms
with coats”
What little gems! I especially love “with stripes of magic.”
I love “the fence blossoms with coats.” It’s so true. Thanks for another lovely poetic day.
Oh, these are lovely tributes to spring! I especially enjoyed “the fence blossoms / with coats.” I missed National Haiku Day, so I’m happy to see these today.
Using walk photos for inspiration is a great idea. I like the coat-blossoms, too 🙂
Liz, I love your spring haiku. And I do exactly the same thing–take my camera along on walks, and the photos become my poetry prompts. It happened today!
I love your idea of walk photos, too. So glad spring has finally come!
I too take pictures, still have some with snow, but holding back because so many are quite tired of seeing snow! Love these, Liz, and like others, “the fence blossoms/with coats”. I’ve been trying to improve my writing of haiku, and missed today’s celebration. Thank you for the reminder!
One of these days, I hope we can take another poem-inspiring nature walk somewhere! I still remember all those bright little lizards at Highlights – and the spiders. :0) Thanks for sharing these poems to celebrate Haiku Day; makes me relax a little that I didn’t get a post up for that this year!
love the stripes of magic in the egg – happy easter! 🙂
That fence blossoming with coats is what happens during spring recesses. Teachers insist on coats; kids fling them off as soon as possible!
I especially love “spring surprise.” We had snow here this week; I wish it had been soft pink petals!